Gervais Leonard sat at the table, analysing the data he had compiled. Taking another sip of the wine and looking where the Bretonian insignias had all been removed from the room, he nodded to himself. It had been a dangerous last few months gathering this data, getting the station up to scratch and using it as a forward post.
It had allowed the Gallic miners to extend their fingers just a little further into Bretonia and survey their natural resources. The Niobium field not far from the station was already being mined by GMS ships vigorously and yielding enough profit to keep the base running. The Dangerous Requisitions team was exploring a newly found jumphole and had come back with high quality gold ore. Terms like "Immense amounts" and "Possibly more than we could mine in a lifetime" were used in the initial survey report filed to the Presedente of their group, and the initial survey target of 20000 units had well been exceeded by now. And also the discovery that the operational smelter on Stokes could still yield Hull Panels at a reasonable cost for the Gallic Navy was an added bonus.
Now political support had boosted resources for the group and set higher targets. That meant money for escorts, ships and equipment, but also higher risks as the team pushed further into unknown territory. He had even taken on the role of Equipment Dealer on Stokes Smelter to boost his already ridiculous salary. He needed to gather the DRED team and inform them of the new developments on behalf of the Presedente, and bring them up to speed with the intel on nearby Bretonian systems. He sipped the fine Gallic wine again, savouring its taste, preparing himself for the others to arrive.
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